The Arizona sentinel., 1887-04-09
THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL.
Lily's Adventure in It-Saved by Tim, the
 Cat.

Lily's Adventure in It-Saved by Tim, the Cat.
 Here comes the snow. Look, look what beautiful fakesr' cried Lily as she gazed from the nursery window. ''I an1 glad r'
 "Why are you glad?" asked Ida, who was watching the sky. "I am not glad"
 ''No, because you want to go to Reigate; but I want to make the big gest snowball that ever was seen !''
 You will be puzzled to do that, " re- piled her sister. But here comes the snow-storm."
 The snow fell thickly. and in the morning there was nothing but white to be seen. Two days passed; more snow came. but then the weather cleared. Ida went off, under her par ents' escort to her aunt's house; and Lily, putting on her thickest boots and warmest clothes, went into the garden with her brothers to make ''the biggest snOwbalI that was ever seen !'
 Of course Tim, the cat, looked on. Nothing can be done unless Tim has a share in the fun of this happy family. Perhaps, as it turned out, itwas good thing that Tim a0GS looking on.
 The children kept rolling the snow about until the ball had got as big as Lily herself They were scooping it out in the middle to make it into house, when dinner-time came, and the children went indoors with such red hands and faces, and looking as well as possible.
 After dinner the boys went out walk ing; Lily kept quiet for a while, think ing. Soon Lily crept downstairs and out into the garden to see her big snow ball, and to play at being a Laplander.
 She had heard that LapIanders lived in cold countries in snow-houses; so she was Lap" She dug out more snow, until she could sit inside the great snOwball quite at the end of the garden. Lily was very hot as she crept in, and piled the snow by degrees in front of her; her gloves got very wet, and her hands burned when she stuck them to- gether. At last she got drowsy, and fell fast asleep.
 Tea-time came. "Where is Miss Lily?" asked nurse. No one could tell. No one had seen her since dinner, ex- cept the parlor-maid, who said; "Per- haps she is in the garden"
 The nurse looked out. It was then getting dark. She put on her goloshes, and walked all around the garden seek ing Lily. She looked at the snowball. No Lily was there; she could see nothing but the snow-mass.
 Then she became frightened; where could Lily beP There were no marks in the snow to show that she had gone out into the road. Perhaps she has gone with her brothers to see the sliders on the common!
 Five o'clock. No Lily. Now it was dark. Father and mother would be home soon. The nurse, cook, and par lor-maid searched all over the house. upstairs, downstairs. But no Lily!
 As they were searching a knock came to the door, Father and mother had come home, after leaving Ida at Reigate. In a few minutes the boys came in, too; but without Lily
 Their mother at once noticed the pale | and frightened face of the parlor-maid, | but said nothing until she reached the nursery, when she saw the nurse just | as frightened, and even paler.
 ''What is the matter?" cried Mrs. Smith. 'Is any thing wrongP You and Fanny are both looking as frightened as if there had been thieves in the house. What has happened? | Speakr'
 ''Oh. mann, Miss Lily-is-lost!"
 "Lostr' screamed Mrs. Smith. Lost, and you sit here quietly? Have you searhedP did you send for the police? Where was she lost?'
 The poor mothers alarm and distress were terrible to see. She was SO fond | of all her children that she was nearly | she rushed into every room, dashing the cupboards and presses open, and unlocking the trunks; she looked into the cistern, into great sofa-box in the bed room, under all the beds. She turned the cat roughly out of the armchair, and poor Tim, being very much frightened, ran downstairs ]